Request to Enhance House Rent Allowance for All Govt Employees of Pakistan

House Rent Allowance was enhanced in 2008 for the last time and since then there is no increase in HRA. Pay Scales were revised in 2011 but the HRA was frozen at the stage where the employees were already drawing it on the basis of Pay Scales 2008.

I am here giving the examples of two Pay Scales employees. The employees of BPS-01 & BPS-02 are getting average 1350/- as HRA in big cities and Rs. 900/- in other cities. Is is possible for these employees to hire a house on rent in this small amount?

In the same way the employees of BPS-11 to BPS-13 are getting average 2000/- as HRA in big cities and Rs. 1300/- in other cities.

Can anybody manage a house on rent at this a little amount? The minimum rates for a house to rent in these cities are Rs. 5000/- for a small house. For the purpose of House on Rent these employees are forced to manage the same by cutting the other necessities of daily life.

It is the need of the time that Govt should pity on these employees who are getting House Rent Allowance so that they can manage their rental accommodation easily.

Rental Ceiling for Hiring of Residential Accommodation & HRA

As you know, Rental Ceiling for Hiring of Residential Accommodation has been increased wef 1st October 2014. It was also increased in 2011. Let’s compare the Hiring of Residential Accommodation Rates and House Rent Allowances for the employees. Just see the chart showing the difference of Rental Ceiling for Hiring of Residential Accommodation & House Rent Allowance.

I have read comments of many persons that the rates of accommodation in big cities where Hiring of Residential Accommodation is admissible are so high. They are right the rates of the same are high but I just ask a question, is there no increase in the rates of House on Rent in other areas? Can these employees manage house on rent in just Rs. 1000/- or 2000/-?

Request to Govt:

It is a big question for the Govt. keeping in view the rates of Houses on rent; the Govt should now enhance the rates of House Rent Allowance for all the citizens of Pakistan.

My Suggestion:

My suggestion is that the Govt should enhance the HRA and the minimum rates of HRA must be Rs. 4000/- per month for the employees of lower grade.

My other suggestion is that Govt should fix the HRA rates on the initial of the basic Pay Scales 2011. If we fix the rates of HRA on the initial of BPS-2011, then the rates of HRA become as under:

BPS

Initial Basic Pay

45% HRA

30% HRA

BPS-01

4800

2160

1440

BPS-02

4900

2205

1470

BPS-03

5050

2273

1515

BPS-04

5200

2340

1560

BPS-05

5400

2430

1620

BPS-06

5600

2520

1680

BPS-07

5800

2610

1740

BPS-08

6000

2700

1800

BPS-09

6200

2790

1860

BPS-10

6400

2880

1920

BPS-11

6600

2970

1980

BPS-12

7000

3150

2100

BPS-13

7500

3375

2250

BPS-14

8000

3600

2400

BPS-15

8500

3825

2550

BPS-16

10000

4500

3000

BPS-17

16000

7200

4800

BPS-18

20000

9000

6000

BPS-19

31000

13950

9300

BPS-20

36000

16200

10800

BPS-21

40000

18000

12000

BPS-22

43000

19350

12900

Now it is Your Turn:

Now it is your turn to suggest the Rates of House Rent Allowance. Just comment below for your proposals.

84 Comments

for employee their is house rent ceiling allowance (house rent subsidy) but on the other hand this is income for owner of the house. in such case question arise here that if Federal Government employee acquire the house of some one else and the amount of house rent subsidy / house rent ceiling allowance credited to the account of the owner of the house then for the employee this will be the subsidy but for the owner this would be the income which is directly coming from his property. so the tax will be charged to the owner of the house or not on account of receiving such amount of house rent subsidy / house rent ceiling allowance?
any notification regarding that

The request for the enhancement of HRA to the Government employees is very genuine and valid. Since last 10 years employees are getting the same allowance where as rate of rents of houses have increased many times. Government must consider that it is impossible to take a house or even single accommodation in these days on this House Rent. Authorities must considered it on the facts and truth. My proposal is that HRA should be equal to 85% of initial basic pay of employee to meet the expenditure of rental house.

It is my humble request to PM SB; CM SB kpk and finance minister to increase the House rent allowance to a reasonable level. with the help of which one hire a 3 to 4 bed room house which is about Rs 30000 to ,40000/month but on the other hand the house rent allowance of grade 19 officer is 5900/- only

House rent should be increased according to the basic pay at least to a reasonable level that's st least 30000/- because the house rent of a 19 grade officer is only 5900/- do it is my humble request to PM SB and CM kpk and finance minister SB to consider this matter sympathetically and the house rent allowance to a reasonable level at least 30000/-

Lot of different rates of house rent allowances in the Govt: Semi Govt. Autonomous bodies, Corporations and Universities are existing. They have been allowed 100% house rent allowance of their basic pay but the Federal Govt and Provincial Govts have been frozen house rent allowance in 2008. Nine years passed but the employees are suffering badly. Every Finance Minister says that "khazana khali he" but on the other hand the privileged groups are granting huge amounts in their salaries and allowances likes Ministers, Advisors, N.A. and P.A. Members etc. etc. It is proposed that the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Federal Finance Minister to kindly consider this long outstanding issue and adopt one policy through the country.

Respected Madam,
I have been appointed in Minsitry of Defence on BPS-17 in Jan 2016. Now I want to know that Whether I am eligible for Rental Ceiling allowonce. Kindly guide me about this matter and porvide me the copy of the rule for this said purpose.
thank you
Requisition Allowonce

Dear Shumaila, This may be irrelevant to the topic. But i see no confirm option to ask this from any other resource.
1. Is this a demand/possibility (to merge the allowances in basic n to increase HRA) for federal employees only?
2. What about the contractual employees such as NPIW-Sindh for getting this benefit?
3. (The most irrelevant) How long will it take to get our jobs (NPIW-Sindh Employees) regularized?

my suggestion is that Govt. should accomodate those employee who are posted out station by providing House facility or High rate than normal rates and also allow conveyance allowance more as compare to normal rate. because the person who posted out station is suffering to manage the additional residencial expense and conveyance exp from home station to the posted station

Dear Madam,
You are absolutely right.HRA should be increased to 45 % of 2011 revised basic pay and it should not be frozen till the prices in the market are not frozen.I am serving as Assistant professor BPS-18.My existing HRA is 3873 where as I am paying 9000/ rent.Can I get a house on rent at the cost of my house rent allowance(Rs. 3873/=)?????

100% agree with u sis..
house rent should be equal for all employees and that there should be no difference among employees of same scale. and moreover govt should servay for the recent house rents in the country and then fix the ratio in different cities

Res Madam nice to read the above article. Good efforts but I would like to add that as a first step the HRA may be @45% of initial pay of respective BPS of 2011 and it may not frozen and may be co-linked with revision of scales. As the current hiring rates are not commensurate with the actual rates of hiring a three/two room house in civil areas. My suggestion is that HRA may always be reviewed on annual basis and in civil the owner used to increase the rent almost after year. But it does not include the Govt Hired/Personal Hired hours which have been contracted with certain terms and conditions. Therefore the above suggestion proposes a mediocre increase and may be considered at appropriate level. Similar revision of BPS is also due in NFY hence HRA may also be revised by the Govt accordingly to minimize the financial hardship of Govt employees.

my request to fellow govt servants is that whenever a govt employee visit section officer of secretariat he has to face easy load culture or speed money culture;kindly take care of govt servant; if we do not take care of each other how we expect govt to give us raise in HRA

the house rent on the bases of market rate for every city the rate should be assessed by mechanism on yearly bases and we need medical insurance because every govt employe is disturbed by medical expenses

1-your suggestions are absolutely correct, I think House Rent should have been approved @ 50% of initial Basic of Pay Scales-2011 for all the employees in all over Pakistan.

2- In some departments Rental Ceiling being paid with salary and it is part of salary but most of the departments paying it directly to the Owner which cause increasing trend of Rent as well as enhance the work of Admin sections and Payment sections (Regarding preparation of Lease agreements/preparation of Rent bills & Cheques.

3-In the recent Notification of Rental Ceiling two Cities "HYDERABAD & MUZAFFARABAD(AJK) not included whereas some other cities like "FAISALABAD, MULTAN, BAHAWALPUR, GUJRANWALA, SUKKUR, LARKANA, NAWABSHAH, ABOTTABAD, MARDAN, NOSHEHRA (and so many) should have been included in this category.

well, suggestions are never bad. But think abt its impact on national exchequer.
every deptt. has its own special allowances etc. However, i agree that it should be increased to some extent. Atleast, on BPS Scales, 2011

Ms. Shumaila your suggestions are absolutely correct, any of the both suggestions may strongly be recommended to be increased. otherwise, government needed to keep the announced rental ceiling / increased (RC) rates as common house rent (HR) in flat (same level) amount for all the employees in all over Pakistan by avoiding the rental ceiling or any other discrimination.